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Eurobasket 2009 Day 2 Recap
The Painted Area is following every second of action of Eurobasket 2009 in Poland, and has this report on Day 2's action: GROUP A: Greece 76, Croatia 68 In a battle of Group A heavyweights (and medal contenders), Greece's near flawless first half offensive execution was too...
First Cup: Wednesday
Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "Michael Jordan has rarely spoken about his final two seasons with the Wizards and declined to be interviewed for this story through a spokesman. Former Washington Sports and Entertainment president Susan O'Malley and Wizards minority...
Tracy McGrady's 3 Points Premieres
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Last February, TrueHoop featured a piece co-authored by Tracy McGrady and John Prendergast of the Enough Project about their visit to Darfur and Chad. McGrady and Prendergast described the human suffering, destruction, and ethnic cleansing that has displaced...
Tuesday Bullets
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz An interesting account of what went on in the Pacers' war room the night of the 2001 draft, and how the team landed the then-coveted Jamaal Tinsley. (Hat Tip: Indy Cornrows) The final post in a series of pieces of how the Grizzlies can get from here to...
Kevin Martin: The Adam Dunn of the NBA?
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Kevin Martin & Adam Dunn: What do these two guys have in common? (Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images) There probably isn't a slugger in Major League Baseball more polarizing than Adam Dunn. It's not that Dunn is a troublemaker or malcontent...
Eurobasket Day 1 Recap
The Painted Area is keeping a close eye on all the action in Poland, where Spain took a spill and Turkey came up big in the tournament's first day: GROUP C: Serbia 66, Spain 57 Has to be the worst game I've seen Spain play in recent time. Can't remember a non-USA game in...
First Cup: Tuesday
Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Bucks forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute delivered a heartfelt message to the campers at the Basketball Without Borders camp in South Africa last week. Mbah a Moute told some of Africa's top basketball players that they could reach...
Eurobasket 2009 Tips Off
If you're looking for a full discussion of what's happening at Eurobasket 2009 over the next couple of weeks, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better source than the The Painted Area. TPA has rolled out its comprehensive preview of the tournament: The intense passion and...
First Cup: Monday
Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "It is nearly impossible to overstate the impact David Maurice Robinson had on the sports landscape of South Texas, but it is simple to try. Imagine San Antonio without the Spurs. Robinson is scheduled for enshrinement Friday into...
FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 12
By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The Brazilian Golden Boys. Brazil won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship by defeating Puerto Rico 61-60 Sunday. Leandro Barbosa scored 24 points and Tiago Splitter added 13 points with 9 rebounds for the...
FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 11
By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Brazil will face Puerto Rico in the final match of the FIBA Americas Championship on Sunday while Canada and Argentina will play to determine the bronze medalist of the regional qualifier. Brazil beat Canada 73-65 in another...
FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 10
By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN -- Canada defeated the Dominican Republic 80-76 and grabbed the final berth for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The field is now complete as Canada joins Argentina, Brazil and Puerto Rico. After Canada's unexpected qualification...
Ramon Sessions Gets His Offer
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz From Chris Sheridan: The waiting and wondering is finally over for restricted free agent Ramon Sessions, who agreed Friday to sign a four-year, $16 million offer sheet with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A source told ESPN.com that the paperwork on the deal was...
Bruce Bowen: NBA Archetype
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Kevin Pelton writes that Bruce Bowen's legacy is a complicated one -- charitable spirit, borderline dirty player, hopeful symbol for the undrafted and, of course ... I would also say Bowen brought a certain level of attention to the unglamorous work of...
A Few Points on Twitter and the NBA
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Where do you begin to write the history of pro sports nad social media? That's debatable, but for me it was a day in 2007 when I read Curt Schilling's personal breakdown of his start against Kansas City: Started Dejesus off with some fastballs, which...
Friday Bullets
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Ben Golliver of Blazers Edge has assembled an incredible slide show of The Oregonian's special sections published by the paper over the years. Eric Musselman, on his Twitter feed, quotes Reggie Theus: "With today's players street credit is...
First Cup: Friday
Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: "Bruce Bowen may have been dirty to the other 29 franchises, but not to league officials. By 2007, after he'd irritated Steve Nash and LeBron James, the opinion printed here was this: Bowen, having established the defensive tone...
FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 9
By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN -- Argentina won its fifth straight game at the FIBA Americas Championship and became the third team to book a ticket to the 2010 FIBA World Championship after defeating Puerto Rico 80-78 Thursday night. Argentina joins Puerto Rico and...
A Trade Equation
A smart early attempt at making an equation that predicts how swapping one player for another would affect a team's winning percentage. The equation (which passed the small retroactive test of predicting the Magic's team performance with Jameer Nelson compared to Rafer Alston...
Thursday Bullets
Kevin Durant on Twitter from Hong Kong: "Everytime sum1 ask me who i play for and i say Oklahoma city they say 'if u work hard, maybe u will be a pro' Nobody knows about us yet..YET" (Via Daily Thunder) In appreciation of Bruce Bowen who is retiring. Allen Iverson...
LeBron's Unnecessary Autobiography
The book is about LeBron James and the success and friendship he enjoyed in high school. It's called "Shooting Stars," (excerpted here) and was written by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger. A press release says it's "a story of friendship, perseverance, humility...
First Cup: Thursday
Terry Foster of The Detroit News: "Michael Jordan will go into the Hall of Fame next week (Sept. 10-12) as perhaps the greatest and most marketable player of all-time, but he won't go in as a friend of the Pistons. The rivalry between the Pistons and Bulls was so intense...
FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 8
By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN -- Uruguay's 83-77 loss against Panama not only awarded the Panamanians their first victory in the quarterfinal round but also guaranteed Puerto Rico's ticket to the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Puerto Rico improved...
Wednesday Bullets
If you want a course in how NBA offenses work, step one is to set aside an hour to really dig into this amazing post with a zillion diagrams and 21 custom videos. Hats off. Can you imagine Derrick Rose with a wholly reliable jumper? Very tough to stop. Matt McHale of Bulls by the...
First Cup: Wednesday
Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "With Ricky Rubio, the 2009-2010 Wolves would have won few games and drawn few fans. Without Rubio, the 2009-2010 Wolves will win few games and draw few fans. Rubio might have attracted a couple of curious crowds early in the season...
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